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Course detail: Mastering the Transition to Retirement: A Comprehensive Blueprint
Retirement represents both the conclusion of a meaningful professional career and the beginning of a significant life transition. While this change brings new opportunities, it can also introduce uncertainty related to identity, purpose, finances, relationships, and overall well being. For many public safety professionals, the structured nature of the profession makes this transition especially complex.
This evidence based course is designed to help participants proactively prepare for retirement by addressing the personal, practical, and wellness related factors that contribute to long term fulfillment. Participants will explore strategies for identifying new goals and interests, maintaining financial stability, navigating shifts in personal and social relationships, and supporting physical, emotional, social, and spiritual health.
Through facilitated discussion, reflection, and practical exercises, participants will gain actionable insights and develop a personalized retirement transition plan. The course emphasizes planning before retirement while also addressing considerations during and after the transition. By the end of the training, participants will be better equipped to move into retirement with clarity, confidence, and a strong sense of purpose.
Core Competency
Participants will apply evidence based strategies to plan for and navigate the personal, financial, relational, and wellness related transitions associated with retirement in order to sustain purpose, well being, and long term life satisfaction.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Identify personal values, interests, and goals that support a meaningful sense of purpose in retirement.
Evaluate key financial considerations related to retirement planning and long term financial stability.
Recognize how retirement may impact personal relationships and social identity, and develop strategies to maintain strong support networks.
Apply strategies to support physical, emotional, social, and spiritual health during the retirement transition.
Develop a personalized retirement transition plan that addresses life before, during, and after retirement.
Notice of Availability of the KLETC Annual Security and Fire Safety Report:
The University of Kansas has determined that the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) main campus in Hutchinson and its regional sites in Dodge City, Hays, and Parsons are separate campuses. This determination was made in consultation with the Department of Education. The report is available online at: https://civilrights.ku.edu/clery. The report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; the procedures the institution will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred On-Campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Non-Campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the institution or a recognized student organization; and on Public Property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years. A paper copy of the report will be provided upon request. If you would like to receive a paper copy, you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 785-864-6414 or emailing civilrights@ku.edu or arrange for pick-up at a KLETC location.
